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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Hepatitis B (15 percent ... Hepatitis C (47 percent ... - Alcohol (18 percent ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Hepatology #Cirrhosis #Causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Causes of Erythema ... Idiopathic (up to 55 percent ... Drugs (3 to 10 percent ... Erythema #Nodosum #Causes ... #Differential #
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
in adults are caused ... has two or more causes ... in 18 to 62 percent ... in up to 42 percent ... Chronic #Cough #Differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... as: • Low: <1 percent ... day • High: >15 percent ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Hemoptysis (30-85 percent ... (less than 20 percent ... Noninfectious Causes ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
In 80 percent of acute pyelonephritis cases, Escherichia coli is the responsible pathogen in women, although
In 80 percent of ... pyelonephritis cases ... Pyelonephritis #Bacterial #Causes ... #Differential #
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
on ABG) SaO2 - percent ... summary #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... present in > 80 percent ... • (80 to 90 percent ... tract, and often causes
2 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
2 Percent MACE Image ... ChestPain #LowRisk #Percent2
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Fever (>80 percent ... Night sweats (>35 percent ... NTM #Infections #differential